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EP0542996 - SUGAR-BASED POLYMERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.06.2000 Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.12.2007	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 09.01.2008 [2008/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 214 Technology Innovation Center, Oakdale Research Campus Oakdale, IA 52319 / US
	[N/P]
Former [1993/21]	For all designated states UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION 214 Technology Innovation Center, Oakdale Research Campus Oakdale, IA 52319 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / DORDICK, Jonathan, S. R.R.6 2 Timber Ridge Iowa City, IA 52240 / US
	02 / RETHWISCH, David, G. 318 Willis Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 / US
	03 / PATIL, Damodar, R. 1908, 5th Ave. N.E. No.I-2 East Grand Forks, MN 56721 / US
	[1993/51]
Former [1993/21]	01 / DORDICK, Jonathan, S. R.R.6 2 Timber Ridge Iowa City, IA 52240 / US
	02 / RETHWISCH, David, G. 318 Willis Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 / US
	03 / PATIL, Damodar, R. 206 5th Street Coralville, IA 52241 / US
Representative(s)	Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1997/23]	Baldock, Sharon Claire, et al Boult, Wade & Tennant 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Former [1993/21]	Allard, Susan Joyce, et al BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	92913831.1	27.05.1992
	[1993/21]
	WO1992US04517
Priority number, date	US19910706929	28.05.1991 Original published format: US 706929
	[1993/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9221765
	Date:	10.12.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/31]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0542996
	Date:	26.05.1993
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1993/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0542996
	Date:	11.08.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/32]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	10.12.1992
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.08.1993
Classification	IPC:	C12P19/04, C12P19/00, C07H13/02, C07H15/04, C08B37/00	[1993/41]
	CPC:	C07H15/04 (EP); C08B37/00 (EP); C12P19/00 (EP); C12P19/02 (EP); C12P19/04 (EP); C12P19/44 (EP); (+) C12P7/62 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [1993/21]	C12P19/04, C12P19/00, C07H13/02, C07H15/04
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, SE [1993/21]
Title	German:	POLYMERE AUF ZUCKERBASIS	[1993/21]
	English:	SUGAR-BASED POLYMERS	[1993/21]
	French:	POLYMERES A BASE DE SUCRE	[1993/21]
Entry into regional phase	24.02.1993	National basic fee paid
	24.02.1993	Search fee paid
	24.02.1993	Designation fee(s) paid
	24.02.1993	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	24.02.1993	Examination requested [1993/21]
	12.01.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.07.1996	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.10.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	08.01.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.02.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.06.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.02.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	29.06.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.09.1998	Fee for grant paid
	30.09.1998	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	12.05.2000	No opposition filed within time limit [2000/30]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.05.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.04.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.04.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.04.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.04.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
	03.05.1999	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	FR	11.08.1999
	GR	11.08.1999
	IT	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	NL	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DK	11.11.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	[2008/02]
Former [2006/14]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	FR	11.08.1999
	GR	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	NL	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DK	11.11.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
Former [2004/07]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	GR	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	NL	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DK	11.11.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2003/45]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	NL	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DK	11.11.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2003/07]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	NL	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2002/25]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	ES	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2002/23]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	SE	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2001/06]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	FR	07.01.2000
Former [2000/52]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	CH	11.08.1999
	LI	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
Former [2000/50]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
	CH	16.11.1999
	LI	16.11.1999
Former [2000/24]	AT	11.08.1999
	BE	11.08.1999
	DE	12.11.1999
Former [2000/23]	DE	12.11.1999
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]JP58087174 ;
		[YP]JP4149270 ;
		[AP]WO9117255 (UNIV IOWA RES FOUND [US])
		[Y] - Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 83-62939K & JP-A-58 087 174 (NIPPON URETHANE) 24 May 1983, & JP58087174 A 19830524
		[YP] - Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; AN 92-223547 & JP-A-4 149 270 (DAINIPPON INK) 22 May 1992, & JP4149270 A 19920522
	International search	[Y]US3265641 (MARCO WISMER, et al);
		[Y]DD148058 (GUETTES BERND, et al)
		[Y] - Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Volume 37, issued March 1991, D. R. PATIL et al., "Enzymatic Synthesis of a Sucrose-Containing. Linaer Polyester in Nearly Anhydrous Organic Media" pages 639-646 DD,A, 148,058 (VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide) 06 May 1981 (with English translation). see entire document.

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